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Expression: phrase, word, formula, or part of a formula. Below the level of sentences, therefore not true or false._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Alfred Tarski on Expressions - Dictionary of Arguments
Skirbekk I 142f Linguistic expressions/Tarski: linguistic expressions are physical objects. Proposition: a proposition is an ideal object. Truth: truth is applicable only in respect of a particular language. Truth semantically: semantic truth is fundamentally different from satisfaction, designation, definition. >Satisfaction, >Designation, >Definitions. Mathematics: provability and truth often fall apart. >Provability, >Truth. We need a metalanguage because the object language must not contain the truth predicate ((s) because of possible paradoxes).(1) >Paradoxes, >Metalanguage, >Levels. 1. A.Tarski, „Die semantische Konzeption der Wahrheit und die Grundlagen der Semantik“ (1944) in: G. Skirbekk (ed.) Wahrheitstheorien, Frankfurt 1996_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Tarski I A. Tarski Logic, Semantics, Metamathematics: Papers from 1923-38 Indianapolis 1983 Skirbekk I G. Skirbekk (Hg) Wahrheitstheorien In Wahrheitstheorien, Gunnar Skirbekk, Frankfurt 1977 |